Mortal: Even with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, I still have to try and get my hands on the Little Gree

Xiao Ji's omens have never disappointed Mu Yu.

Sure enough, as soon as the teleportation was completed, a rare ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb appeared not far in front of Mu Yu.

However, the area around that ancient herb was riddled with visible spatial rifts, so dense that it was almost impossible to get close.

"A miraculous elixir that lasts for millennia!"

"Unfortunately, the location was too dangerous, so we had to give up..."

Zi Ling was naturally overjoyed when she first saw the ancient spiritual herb, but she was immediately disappointed when she noticed the densely packed, visible spatial cracks.

Even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator couldn't get through to this kind of place...

Just as this thought arose in Zi Ling's mind, she suddenly realized that Mu Yu beside her had disappeared.

"don't want……"

Subconsciously, Zi Ling called out in a somewhat panicked manner.

But Mu Yu didn't care at all. He strolled leisurely into the area where the dense spatial rifts appeared and finished harvesting the ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb.

"In this Fallen Demon Valley, I'm probably the only one who isn't afraid of the existence of spatial rifts."

Mu Yu was quite happy to receive this ancient herb.

Although he had no shortage of ancient elixirs, he lacked herbs that had disappeared in ancient times.

Although we have only obtained one plant so far, the fact that it has roots means that we have already obtained countless others.

He went back and comforted the frightened Zi Ling, then briefly explained that he was not afraid of the spatial rift in this place.

In fact, Zi Ling knew this too. Mu Yu had mentioned it to her before entering the Fallen Demon Valley. She was just confused because she was worried.

After quickly determining the direction, Mu Yu led Zi Ling and Xin Ruyin to a pre-arranged location.

When they encountered certain special restrictions along the way, Mu Yu would stop and have Xin Ruyin record them.

Along the way, they also acquired some treasures.

Mu Yu didn't take a liking to any of these treasures, so he gave them all to the two women.

Even with this delay, when Mu Yu arrived at the agreed location, Nanlong Hou and the elders of Tianji Sect still hadn't arrived.

The location of the Spirit Candle Fruit is rather troublesome, so Mu Yu plans to fulfill her agreement with Marquis Nanlong first.

Then go and kill that ancient fire toad beast.

After obtaining the inner core from the ancient fire toad beast, Mu Yu's second nascent soul no longer needed to remain in that state of suspended animation.

Although this method might not completely remove the Soul-Sealing Curse, it can at least allow the demonic nascent soul to exert some effect.

After all, Mu Yu was unwilling to let the demonic nascent soul fake its death for decades.

……

On the west side of Fallen Demon Valley, when Marquis Nanlong discovered Mu Yu and the two women waiting for him there, he was quite distraught.

This Fallen Demon Valley is an extremely dangerous place even for Nascent Soul stage cultivators, yet Mu Yu still has two Core Formation stage cultivators as burdens by her side.

Even if someone is very strong, they shouldn't act so recklessly.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, who are these two...?"

Upon meeting, Marquis Nanlong immediately began to inquire.

Lu Weiying, the elder of the Tianji Sect beside him, seemed completely unfazed.

Mu Yu ignored Nanlong Hou's question and instead said with some dissatisfaction, "You two are too slow. Don't waste any more time."

As Mu Yu spoke, he actually released the Nine Dragons Wind Chariot.

Upon seeing this, both Lu Weiying and the Marquis of Nanlong looked rather displeased.

To pilot a flying magical artifact in a place riddled with spatial rifts—isn't that just courting death?

Seeing their hesitation, Mu Yu said in a deep voice, "What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for me to invite you in?"

"Or do you two think I'm the kind of fool who would willingly seek death?"

Upon hearing this, Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying exchanged a glance before nervously entering the Nine Dragons Wind Chariot.

The next moment, the Nine Dragons Wind Chariot transformed into a streak of light and sped across the horizon. However, its flight path was unusually strange, its direction was unpredictable, and it would even occasionally turn back.

Having witnessed such a miraculous scene, Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying knew all too well that Mu Yu, like the Cangkun Master, possessed the supernatural ability to sense spatial rifts.

In a sense, their guesses were not wrong.

However, what Mu Yu sensed was not a spatial rift, but a dangerous aura.

As they sped along, passing by an illusion array set up by the Venerable Cangkun, Mu Yu didn't even stop and rushed straight in.

This illusion array is a simple illusion array and has no effect on trapping enemies, so as long as Mu Yu can identify the direction, he can directly break in without any problem.

After the illusion array, there was a gray mist. This gray mist was not in Cangkun Shangren's records, but Mu Yu knew that there was a three-headed black serpent ancient beast inside.

The so-called ancient beasts are a general term for some demon beasts that do not undergo the transformation tribulation and do not awaken their intelligence. These ancient beasts have given up their intelligence, but in return, they have gained greater strength and a stronger bloodthirsty instinct.

Generally speaking, even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator would have to go to great lengths to kill such an ancient beast.

But for Mu Yu, dealing with this beast was very simple.

He threw out a golden-haired puppet to buy time, and then Mu Yu quickly set up the Azure Origin Sword Formation.

Then, under the strangulation of the 648 azure sword threads within the Azure Origin Sword Formation, the three-headed giant python was completely powerless to resist and was torn into eight pieces.

Next comes a series of procedures, including extracting the soul, taking the elixir, peeling the skin, and dismantling the bones.

As for beast blood, the demonic energy contained in the blood of ancient beasts is too strong, making it unusable.

After summoning the Gold-Eating Insects to devour the flesh and blood of the giant python on the ground, Mu Yu set off again.

This time, they encountered no further accidents and the group quickly arrived at a cave. The cave was filled with the light of the Arctic, and it was a dangerous place that Nanlonghou and his companions would have been unable to pass through without the Yin-Yang Ring.

Instead of rushing in, Mu Yu released 800,000 Gold-Eating Insects, and then used the insect-repelling technique he obtained from the Spirit Control Sect to send them into the pale yellow mountain wall to mine.

As for what to dig for, it's certainly not the Arctic Primordial Light. Although that thing is good, Mu Yu doesn't need it right now, and it's also extremely difficult to dig for.

What he really had the Gold-Eating Insects dig out was the crystallized Gangyin Sand inside the mountain.

The mountains here are not only home to Arctic Yuanguang, but also to Gangyinsha mineral veins with considerable reserves scattered throughout the mountains.

"Alright, let's go."

"The outermost part is the Gangyin Sand Mine. If you have the time, you can dig some up."

After casually remarking, Mu Yu took out the Yin-Yang Ring and stepped into the Northern Light.

At first, Marquis Nanlong wanted to offer a reminder, but after seeing that Mu Yu had actually protected five people, he didn't say anything more.

After passing the Northern Lights, the group arrived at the area where the inner valley was located.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here has changed somewhat, and even Nascent Soul stage cultivators have been slightly affected.

"Is this the ancient battlefield from ancient times? It has even changed the very essence of the spiritual energy of this place."

As a master of formations, Xin Ruyin had a deeper understanding of this kind of change in the world.

"Alright, now that you're done with your work, you'll have plenty of time to study those lost restrictions and formations."

"As for now, let's hurry up and get on our way."

As Mu Yu spoke, he released the Nine Dragons Wind Chariot once again.

Upon seeing this, the Marquis of Nanlong turned pale.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, the inner valley has a special environment. The number of spatial rifts is dozens of times that of the outer valley, and there are also many invisible spatial rifts that cannot be detected."

"So... let's follow Master Cangkun's route..."

Marquis Nanlong clearly didn't want to ride in the carriage anymore...

Mu Yu looked at Marquis Nanlong with a puzzled expression and said:

"Who let you up here? I've already taken you across that Arctic Primordial Light area; our agreement is complete."

"Besides, I'm not interested in the treasure behind that Blood Curse Gate. How many times have I told you?"

"Right now, all I need to do is kill that ancient fire toad beast."

"Could it be... that you want to take that ancient fire toad beast from me?"

Seeing that Mu Yu's expression was a bit off, Marquis Nanlong immediately took out a jade slip and handed it over.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding..."

"Fellow Daoist Mu, this is my secret technique, the Ten Thousand Feet One Line."

Mu Yu accepted the jade slip with a calm expression, glanced at it, and then casually put it into his storage bag.

"The secret technique is not bad. For the sake of the secret technique, I will remind you one last time: there are no treasures behind that Blood Curse Gate, only things that will take your life."

After saying that, Mu Yu drove away without hesitation in the Nine Dragons Wind Chariot.

On the spot, Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying exchanged a glance, both able to see the conflict in each other's eyes.

"Is there really a trap behind that blood-curdled gate?"

Lu Weiying spoke first, voicing her doubts.

Upon hearing this, a bitter smile appeared on the face of the Marquis of Nanlong.

"Even if it's not a trap, if Mu Yu gets there first, our trip will be pointless."

"But if he goes there, but doesn't open the Blood Curse Gate, there's a high probability it's a trap."

Both of them clearly understood these principles.

But... they were truly unwilling to accept it...

After some discussion, the two decided to give it a try.

What if...?

……

After leaving behind Nanlonghou and Lu Weiying, Mu Yu's escape speed increased significantly, and he arrived near the two parallel mountain peaks an hour later.

Between these two mountain peaks is a spatial rift with no way to pass; the only way to get through is to climb over these two mountains.

One of these two mountains has an exceptionally dense network of spatial fissures, making it extremely difficult to traverse.

In another place, although there were no spatial rifts on the mountain, a group of flying purple-striped scorpions lived there.

This scorpion is exceptionally venomous, and each one has lived for tens of thousands of years, making it extremely difficult for even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to deal with.

In another place, although there were no spatial rifts on the mountain, a group of flying purple-striped scorpions lived there.

This scorpion is exceptionally venomous, and each one has lived for tens of thousands of years, making it extremely difficult for even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to deal with.

Not to mention, the flying purple-striped scorpions on that mountain come in swarms, at least a dozen or so.

"If Wei Wuyai saw this scene, he would probably be very happy."

"But even with his late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator's supernatural powers, it must be extremely difficult for him to fight against so many flying purple-striped scorpions."

"Ruyin, prepare to deploy!"

If Mu Yu truly lacked the ability, she certainly wouldn't take the risk.

However, if Mu Yu is confident in subduing these Flying Purple-Striped Scorpions, he would absolutely not give up.

Soon, under the arrangement of Xin Ruyin, a master of formations, the Reversed Five Elements Formation was completed.

Next, Mu Yu took out the venom sac of the level eight venomous dragon and threw it into the formation.

Although the venom sac of this level eight venomous dragon is not as toxic as the ten most potent poisons, it is still more attractive to venomous insects like the Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion.

After all, the Ten Deadly Poisons are just more potent, while the venom sac of this Level 8 Poison Dragon is a true tonic.

Soon, the flying purple-striped scorpions disappeared into the inverted five elements formation.

I counted them, and there were a total of eighteen flying purple-striped scorpions, which were very symmetrical.

After confirming that all the Flying Purple-Striped Scorpions had entered the formation, Mu Yu activated the teleportation ability of the Reversed Five Elements Formation, dividing these Flying Purple-Striped Scorpions into ten different formation spaces.

If faced with more than ten flying purple-striped scorpions at once, even Mu Yu at this moment would have no hope of capturing them alive and would have no choice but to use the Azure Origin Sword Formation to kill them all.

But if there's only one, it's much easier to deal with.

Even so, Mu Yu still had to be careful of the scorpion venom of the Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion, as well as its strange sonic supernatural power that could affect the mana within a cultivator's body.

The cry of just one Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion caused a slight fluctuation in the magical power within Mu Yu's body. If all eighteen of them were to unleash such sonic power at the same time, even Mu Yu would probably not be able to withstand it.

If it were any other Nascent Soul stage cultivator, they might have lost control of their mana and died from exhaustion on the spot.

"Not bad, they do have some skill."

Mu Yu released four golden-haired puppets, which joined forces to gang up on the flying purple-striped scorpion.

A single Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion is already quite powerful, but it is naturally countered by the Golden-Haired Puppet. The sonic power is useless against the puppet, and the scorpion venom has little effect on it.

In front of the golden-haired puppet, this strange insect, which makes even Nascent Soul cultivators tremble at the mere mention of its name, was completely unable to unleash its full power.

Even so, with its body that is difficult to be harmed by swords and magical treasures, its exceptionally fast flying speed, and its body that is over ten feet in size, this Flying Purple-Patterned Scorpion is enough to contend with a Golden-Haired Puppet.

According to the records within the Yuling Sect, this insect, once mature, possesses physical strength comparable to that of the Gold-Eating Insect.

While this description is somewhat inaccurate, it is enough to prove that the insect's body is indeed very strong.

Therefore, Mu Yu directly released four golden-haired puppets, choosing to fight with superior numbers.

Having lost its sonic powers and the threat posed by the scorpion venom, even the mighty Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion, relying solely on its physical strength, could not withstand the crushing power of four puppets of the same level.

Before long, the Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion had exhausted all its scorpion venom, and even its wings had suffered considerable damage.

There were no obvious injuries on its body, but its increasingly slow attack speed indicated that the insect was already at its last gasp.

Even if it were the barbarian from the Chaotic Star Sea, he wouldn't dare to withstand the golden-haired puppet's beating for such a long time.

Therefore, Mu Yu was quite satisfied with the insect's physical strength.

Next, it was time to wrap things up.

These adult insects, which have reached maturity, cannot be captured using conventional methods; they can only be subdued through a very strict blood pact.

Fortunately, the other party is completely wild and not the kind that has an owner, so although it is difficult to subdue, it is not without a chance.

First, he took out the Five Extremes Locking Spirit Mountain to suppress the flying purple-patterned scorpion. Then, Mu Yu cast a series of complex spells and used his own blood essence to inscribe a special restriction on the scorpion's body.

Only in this way can it be considered that the other party has been temporarily subdued.

Next, it will take several months to adapt. Only when this blood restriction is completely integrated into the insect's bloodline can the insect be considered completely subdued by Mu Yu and used as an ordinary spirit insect.

However, because the effect of this blood pact is too overpowered, the insect's potential is essentially wasted, and its cultivation will remain stagnant forever, never to grow any further.

But it doesn't matter, spirit insects can still reproduce.

These eighteen are more than enough for Mu Yu right now.

If you really want to cultivate this insect, you can let it reproduce and start cultivating the next generation from the eggs.

As for the issue of the Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion's extreme difficulty in reproduction...

There's nothing that a large amount of Rainbow Grass can't solve.

Even creatures like the Gold-Eating Insects can accelerate their reproduction, let alone the Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion.

After Mu Yu affixed a restriction talisman to the Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion that he had already subdued to restrict its movements, he put it into a jade box and stored it in his spirit beast bag.

Thus, Mu Yu had successfully subdued the first Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion. The next seventeen could be easily subdued by simply repeating the same method.

Several hours later, Mu Yu successfully harvested eighteen flying purple-striped scorpions, but he looked somewhat pale because he had consumed a lot of his essence and blood.

After taking out seven or eight pills to restore himself from his storage bag and swallowing them, Mu Yu carefully strolled around the mountains where the Flying Purple-Striped Scorpions lived.

Before long, Mu Yu had collected more than twenty kinds of spiritual plants, most of which were poisonous and all of them were ancient varieties that had been lost for a long time.

In addition, there are some special minerals, as well as scorpion stingers that detach on their own from the places where flying purple-striped scorpions gather.

The absence of larvae or eggs of the Flying Purple-striped Scorpion confirms the rumor that this insect has a weak reproductive capacity.

When we get back, we'll feed them some Rainbow Grass and see if we can breed more.

If there are hundreds of these insects, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would probably run away if they saw them.

After checking again to make sure there was nothing missing from the mountain, Mu Yu continued on his way.

About an hour later, we finally saw the giant red peak that was thousands of feet high.

And in a cave at the foot of that giant peak, lies the lair of the ancient fire toad beast that Mu Yu has been eagerly anticipating.

This ancient fire toad beast is much more troublesome than the previous three-headed black snake. Not only does it possess the supernatural power of an indestructible body, but its environment is also extremely suitable for its lava lake.

If they were to fight in this lava lake, even Mu Yu himself would have a hard time killing his opponent.

After all, the environment provides too much of a boost to the other party, not to mention that troublesome immortal body.

As before, Mu Yu first set up the formation, and then summoned a wisp of dry blue ice flame and applied it to a Core Formation stage puppet.

Next, we'll see if this puppet can lure out the ancient fire toad beast.